Uneasy daily life

So, in light novels, "malicious cuteness" actually means acting cute to annoy people?

Yukino's brow twitched slightly.

"In short, I'll take this commission!"

"Let's just stuff the white fungus into the non-recyclable waste bin along with your ulterior motives!"

The noise was deafening, with some people stirring things up and others watching the drama unfold. Before I knew it, it was almost noon.

"We're going home for dinner today, so Baijun can go find a place where the apples haven't completely rotted yet."

Yukino Yukinoshita suppressed her lingering feelings, reached out and pulled Yukino Yukinoshita Haruno, said something, and still couldn't help but coldly throw a throwing knife at the white shadow.

"Hero! I will remember you in my heart!"

What are you missing? When you're with other people, you're not allowed to think of me... Hmm, no? Right? Or wrong?

That wretched Bai Jun, you've made me so strange!

"Oh dear, I told you Yukino-chan is such a pushover!" Yukinoshita Haruno chuckled, reaching out to poke her younger sister's cheek. "It's not nice to give others a chance unnecessarily..."

Yukino Yukinoshita glanced sideways and said, "Has my sister excluded herself?"

"It's okay, it's okay," Yukino Yukinoshita patted her chest and said, "After Yukino-chan and that jerk get married, little Yukino can even steal her brother-in-law~"

"Don't talk nonsense." Yukino Yukinoshita frowned and said unhappily, "What do you mean by stealing? It is what it is. The problem is with Haku-kun."

"Haha, that's why I said Yukino-chan is a punching bag."

Haruno Yukinoshita poked Yukino Yukinoshita's cheek again: "Alright, alright, let's talk about something important. To prevent Yukino-chan from getting beaten up by that jerk in the future, let's discuss Grandpa."

"Don't draw inexplicable conclusions from a single issue; otherwise, there's no point in fighting!"

Yukino Yukinoshita gets angry whenever she thinks about this topic, and can't help but pinch Haruno Yukinoshita's waist. Haruno immediately pretends to be in pain and complains, which feels like punching cotton.

"Phew, anyway... all I know is that my mother mentioned my grandfather when she went out..."

Yukino Yukinoshita pondered, "Male chauvinism, not acknowledging that the mother could support the family... The mother became pregnant out of wedlock and brought the father home... From a male chauvinist perspective, Grandpa not only had a bad relationship with the mother, but perhaps also with the father? After all, given that kind of mindset, he might not approve of the father as a son-in-law?"

"It's hard to say, isn't it? If Mother has no brothers or sisters and only has one daughter, then considering the issue of inheritance, Grandpa will have no choice but to take in a son-in-law." Yukino Shino shrugged and said with interest, "There's no use in just guessing. If we want to find out about our elders, we'll have to ask Mother and Father, right?"

"Uh-huh?"

Yukino Yukinoshita suddenly realized what was happening, and her tone was a mix of helplessness and gentleness: "Haku-kun, why do you always like to beat around the bush with your good intentions..."

"Who told Yukino-chan to be so clingy?" Yukinoshita Haruno clicked her tongue. "Once we're boyfriend and girlfriend, we can rely on each other openly, but she also likes to get drunk and forgets about herself without even realizing it."

"I won't."

Yukino Yukinoshita snorted softly, then muttered to herself, "I was just focused on one thing and couldn't think of anything else for the time being. I'm not as quick-witted as my older sister."

"I'm just guessing," Yukino shrugged. "Or maybe he really wants Yukino-chan to help him? You know, teenage boys don't have brains..."

The subtle warmth vanished in an instant.

Yukino Yukinoshita took a shallow breath and smiled.

Pinch, pinch, pinch, pinch!

You're the culprit!

"Ouch, ouch, ouch, ouch—Your Majesty, please forgive this servant! It was all that scoundrel's doing..."

"?!#"

Tell me! Did you learn this from Bai Jun?!

Chapter Three: Let's work overtime during the Lunar New Year!

Back home, the aroma of lunch was wafting from the kitchen, with a faint scent of fish and vegetables, probably foods meant for good luck during the Lunar New Year.

"You're only getting back now..."

Yukinoshita's father was sitting at the dining table, engrossed in something. Hearing the door open, he looked up and frowned slightly: "Where's that kid?"

"Wouldn't Father feel awkward if he came to our house for the New Year?" Yukinoshita Haruno said with a smile. "You two always look so tense."

"Hmph! So you're not coming? You cowardly rat!" Yukinoshita's father sneered. "Bring him here! He took my jade pendant and he hasn't come to pay a visit? Is this how you do things?!"

"Bai Jun has things to attend to, Father, please don't get involved."

Yukino Yukinoshita was quite troubled. How could she explain Shiraki's philandering ways, aside from herself and her sister...? Hmm? Why should I explain for him? Thinking about it this way, she calmed down and even wanted to see how he would get past his mother: "What is Father doing?"

"Prepare some year-end bonuses and red envelopes. After the shrine visit, we need to visit other people's homes. Some are company employees, and some are political figures. This year, Yukino will go with me to visit them," Yukinoshita's father added. "If you're going to take over in the future, it won't just be about company matters."

“Hmm.” Yukino Yukinoshita nodded slightly. “Father, you don’t need to look at me with such a worried expression, do you? Although I can’t learn to be as cheerful and talkative as my sister, I don’t mean to deliberately make people dislike me.”

Yukino's father quickly said, "I didn't think that way! In short, Yukino should just do what she wants. Interpersonal relationships take time to develop and be understood..."

"Huh?" Yukinoshita Haruno sat down, propping her chin up with her hand and drawing out her voice, "Then why did I always have to smile? Why did I have to smile at everyone I met?"

Yukinoshita's father shifted the blame, saying, "This is what your mother demanded!"

"Speaking of which, my mother herself didn't laugh much... Oh, but she did have that kind of laugh that could stop a child from crying."

Yukishita Haruno loudly berated him.

Yukino could only cast a speechless glance, her mind at peace—she always felt that her older sister had started to like arguing with their mother every day since some time ago. At first, she was terrified, afraid of getting into a fight, but now she had gotten used to it.

“Because you were the heir to the Yukinoshita family back then.” Yukinoshita’s mother changed into her home clothes, put on an apron, wiped her hands and came out. “I told you to smile at people, just to show it, not to teach you how to perform without a teacher.”

Yukinoshita's father got up on his own and ran into the kitchen to bring out the dishes, quickly placing all sorts of dishes on the table.

Yukino Yukinoshita gave her older sister a wink: Should we ask or not?

Yukinoshita gave her a wink: Why are you asking me? It's not like I'm the one getting beaten up by that jerk.

What's with that playful, teasing look in my sister's eyes?

Yukino Yukinoshita didn't understand, but lunch was about to start, and she would be busy with various things in the afternoon after lunch, so it would be difficult to find an opportunity to speak up now.

"Mother, there's something I'd like to ask."

Yukino Yukinoshita spoke up, trying to get her parents' attention, and mustered up her courage to ask, "What kind of person is Grandpa?"

Yukinoshita's mother paused slightly, put down her chopsticks, but her face remained calm: "Did Shirokage tell you?"

“No, Haku-kun didn’t say anything,” Yukino Yukinoshita shook her head. “It’s just that when we were talking about this, Haku-kun unilaterally designated my mother as the client—my mother also knows that Haku-kun and I have a bet related to the club, so this is considered official business…”

Yukinoshita's mother hesitated for once: "This is a matter for elders, since Shirokage didn't tell you..."

“Mother, we’re family, aren’t we?” Yukino Yukinoshita interrupted slightly. “Why are you willing to tell Haku-kun but not me? And Haku-kun’s refusal to tell me anything else is an encouragement for me to ask him myself.”

“Letting you ask for yourself and find out for yourself, rather than telling you the answer, is more in line with his style.” Yukinoshita’s mother sighed softly. “But why do you think I told him?”

If it's not about telling...

Yukino Yukinoshita was taken aback. If Shiro and her mother had any conversations on a regular basis, even if her mother didn't say anything, Shiro could probably figure out most of it.

That's normal, I never expected my mother to have any troubles.

"Oh my!" Yukinoshita Haruno exclaimed with great interest, "It's rare to see Mother looking so unwilling to talk about anything. Could it be that Grandpa scolded Mother back then just like Mother used to scold me?"

“It’s different,” Yukino’s mother said calmly. “You have always made me feel very satisfied, while I have always made my father feel dissatisfied. When it comes to pleasing elders, I am not as good as you.”

Yukinoshita Yono: "..."

I have a feeling that my mother's resistance is increasing day by day, and that she will gradually rebound.

"Ahem, let me say a few words." Yukino's father coughed, but his gaze fell on his youngest daughter's face. "Yukino... have you ever thought about this question—why were you born?"

Yukino Yukinoshita tilted her head slightly, her bright eyes fixed on her father: Are you awake?

Yukinoshita, resting her chin on her hand, leisurely read aloud in a monotone tone: "Because Father and Mother had sexual intercourse."

"Ahem! I'm not talking about physiology, I'm talking about motive! What kind of father makes lewd jokes to his daughter?!" Yukinoshita's father coughed, unable to save face, his mental draft turning into a flurry of words. "How should I put it, my father-in-law... is rather chauvinistic."

“I know that,” Yukino Yukinoshita nodded. “My mother mentioned it when we went into battle before.”

Yukino's mother asked softly, "So Yukino understands now, right?"

Yukino Yukinoshita asked in confusion, "What do you mean?"

“This is a limitation of the times and experience; nowadays, people even prefer to have girls,” Yukinoshita’s father said thoughtfully. “There are many ways in which male chauvinism manifests, one of which is the preference for sons over daughters…”

Yukino Yukinoshita instantly understood, then looked a little confused.

Under what circumstances were you born? This is a question most people wouldn't normally consider, right? Therefore, for me, the answer is... my parents wanted a boy? Pressure from my grandfather?

"When Yukino was born, my father-in-law actually had some objections, which is why Yukino was born later—of course! This was definitely not because Yukino was born in order to have a boy! The main reason was that the environment was not harsh, your mother was confident that she could raise two children well, and your mother and I were at the peak of our energy and wanted to have another one. In short, my father-in-law's attitude was only one factor!"

Under the snow, the father emphasized the causal ratio in a trembling voice.

Yukino Yukinoshita is a bit confused; she feels that the cause-and-effect relationships are somewhat subtle.

Yukino Yukinoshita was stunned. She had such a melon in her own house? Wait a minute, this melon is too big! No wonder she didn't have much of an impression of her grandfather growing up, and she had never seen her mother take her to see him.

"Yukino!"

Yukinoshita's mother gave a low, sharp rebuke. She looked sternly at her youngest daughter, who had just come to her senses, and, momentarily at a loss for words, decisively chose to use facts as examples: "After you were born, your grandfather did express his dissatisfaction and regret. Your father, in order to oppose him, went so far as to claim that he was impotent and couldn't let me continue having children..."

Yukinoshita Yukino: “?”

Yukinoshita: "What kind of objection is this?"

Hey goddess, shut up! My image in the eyes of the lesser goddesses is already as fragile as a candle in the wind, stop blowing air at me!!

Under the snow, the father let out a silent wail, wishing he could sit in a time machine and go back to his younger self.

……

……

Sumida Ward, Tokyo.

As an old town standing in this era, old and new buildings rise and fall, and bright lights and old shops complement each other. The traces of the times flow here. The past has not gone away and the future has not yet arrived, presenting a mottled landscape of crisscrossing ridges.

Feng Bin and Hua looked up at the signs on the road to confirm their location, then looked around in all directions.

Why haven't you and my sister arrived yet?

I lifted my right foot, my toes touching the ground, and instinctively pulled my neck into the thick collar of my down jacket. My phone felt like a giant block of ice, so much so that my hands were tucked into my sleeves, leaving only half of the screen showing.

Temporary chat group

[Toyohama Kazuka: When are you arriving?]

[Sakurajima Mai: Kazuha, I have big breasts.]

"?"

Feng Bin and Hua were stunned.

[Sakurajima Mai: But you're flat-chested.]

"?!"

Feng Bin and Hua Er were stunned. They quickly typed to ask what had happened, but suddenly their brows furrowed as they realized that things were not so simple.

[Toyohama Kazuka: You're an idiot!]

[Sakurajima Mai: Calm down. It's a bit strange to suddenly bring up this topic, but the situation is extremely critical. Yukino and Haruno are sisters, and they're working together to steal our spotlight. If this continues, we might just be a couple in name only, and it won't last.]

Who are you lying to?

You can spout such weird stuff, who else could you be but a bastard?

Feng Bin and Hua raised their hands and tapped the other person's profile picture—you can change your profile picture, you can change your nickname, and you can even change your account…

Holy crap! Is it real?!

[Sakurajima Mai: Just because we like each other doesn't mean we can just get together. We need to work together and think about tactics.]

[Toyohama Kazuka: Liking someone is a perfectly legitimate thing to do!]

[Toyohama Kazuka: What's this "tactics" thing? Where are the enemies?]

[Sakurajima Mai: The Yukinoshita sisters are our enemies. In order to defeat them, Hana and I must train.]

[Toyohama Kazuka: What strange thing are you talking about, sister? Exercise what? How can that be exercised! Besides, I'm more curvy than Koyukinoshita, while you're not as curvy as Ooyukinoshita.]

[Sakurajima Mai: Even you're saying the same thing as the hater...]

[Toyohama Kazuka: My older sister is the most perfect! She's just a burden under the heavy snow!]

[Toyohama Kazuka: As expected, that jerk made my sister angry!]